Gulielmus Smyth ( William Smyth, Bishop of Lincoln; co-founder of Brasenose College)

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• ARTIST: John Faber the Elder

• PUBLISHER: Printed for Henry Parker Print & Bookseller, opposite Birchin lane in Cornhill.

• MEDIUM: Mezzotint,

  DATE: 1712-1714

• EDITION SIZE: Paper size 8 3/16 x 10 1/2 ( 21 x 26.7 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: A striking early 18th-century mezzotint portrait of William Smith (also spelled Smyth, c.1460–1514), Bishop of Lincoln and co-founder of Brasenose College, Oxford. Rendered by the accomplished engraver John Faber the Elder, the image presents Smith in three-quarter length, adorned in episcopal robes and mitre. He holds a crosier in one hand and a book in the other, symbolic of both ecclesiastical authority and scholarly legacy. Below, his coat of arms is prominently displayed in the margin. The work is part of a broader series of portrait mezzotints by Faber Sr., known for documenting notable English clergy and academics of earlier centuries.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 9.25 x 12 inch archival mylar for handling.

• CONDITION: Fair condition, rubbing in the image, heavily trimmed margins as is often the case with mezzotints of this period.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits